Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy).
When in Willow Lakes, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Willow Lakes and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Willow Lakes
- Astronomy & Satellites ...
- Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
- To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for Willow Lakes:
- 36.793760, -76.444668
- Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Willow Lakes
- Waymarking ...
- Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Willow Lakes ...
We found three communities that share the name Willow Lakes.
Within Virginia, the name Willow Lakes is unique.
Beyond Virginia, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Indiana
- Johnson County
- This Willow Lakes is located in Johnson County and lies 561 miles [902.8 km]<1> to the west northwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnson County community of Willow Lakes.
- Marion County
- This Willow Lakes is located in Marion County and lies 557 miles [896.4 km] to the west northwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Willow Lakes.
- Ohio
- Muskingum County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Willow Lakes [Muskingum County].
- Indiana
Curious and Interesting Names Near Willow Lakes ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
- Bruce
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Cedar Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Point
- Cedar Point is located in Portsmouth City
- Davids Mill
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Davids Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davids Mill
- Davids Mill is located in Chesapeake City
- Driver
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driver
- Driver is located in Suffolk City
- Glen Forest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Forest
- Glen Forest is located in Suffolk City
- Green Lakes
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lakes
- Green Lakes is located in Portsmouth City
- Green Meadow Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Meadow Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadow Point
- Green Meadow Point is located in Chesapeake City
- Holly Cove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Cove
- Holly Cove is located in Chesapeake City
- Jester Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jester Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jester Gardens
- Jester Gardens is located in Chesapeake City
- Manor View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manor View have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor View
- Manor View is located in Portsmouth City
- Mayflower Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mayflower Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayflower Park
- Mayflower Park is located in Portsmouth City
- Riverbend
(Less than 2 miles to the east) - Continue List (5 more) ...
- Sandy Pines
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Pines
- Sandy Pines is located in Chesapeake City
- Shoulders Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoulders Hill
- Shoulders Hill is located in Suffolk City
- Stone Bridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stone Bridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Bridge
- Stone Bridge is located in Chesapeake City
- Sunray
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Wonderland Forest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wonderland Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wonderland Forest
- Wonderland Forest is located in Suffolk City
- Sandy Pines
How Far From Willow Lakes to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Willow Lakes to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Willow Lakes and extending to:
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 75 miles [120.7 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Willow Lakes to Richmond, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 148 miles [238.2 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,961 miles [9,593.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,655 miles [10,710.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,536 miles [7,300 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Willow Lakes. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Willow Lakes) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Willow Lakes. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.7938, Longitude: -76.4447 In this case, the coordinates for Willow Lakes have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Willow Lakes could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong . Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <5> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Willow Lakes to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.667 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.863 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.267 degrees. |